Burial of Forensic Tissue to Start Tuesday

Tuesday marks the first stage of the burial of tissues retained by the National Centerfor Forensic Medicinein AbuKabir following autopsiesbetweenthe years2000 and 2011. The Ministry of Health said the first phase will consist of burial in a general grave according to the religion of the deceased.

This process will take several weeks, after which will begin the process of burying the remaining tissues with the rest of the remains of the deceased. The ministry will be in contact with surviving relatives to make the necessary arrangements.